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Taisumov opened with a right kick up high, but Green blocked it. Twenty seconds in, Taisumov kicked Green’s lead leg. Then Taisumov kicked to the body, forcing Green to think about the right kicks coming to all areas. Another kick to the lead leg was right behind it. Green tried to answer back three minutes in with a left hand, but caught an accidental poke to the eye. On the restart, Green tried his own kicks. With 45 seconds left, Green landed a solid right hand over the top. When Taisumov landed more low kicks, Green landed a few of his own.

Midway through the second round, Green landed and cut Taisumov. He followed it with a solid jab, but not long after, Taisumov landed a kick right to Green’s groin. Green got time to recover. After the restart, Green went for a takedown a minute in, but couldn’t land it. And seconds later, Taisumov laned a high right head kick that helped take Green off his feet. Green recovered and got up, though. Green landed a good right hand late just ahead of the final frame.

In the third round, Green landed solidly, but couldn’t follow up. Nearly two minutes in, Taisumov landed a head kick that Green partially blocked. A right hand for Taisumov was good moments later. And while the striking totals were close overall, Taisumov’s seemed to be the bigger and more effective. Despite the fight seeming to be close down the stretch, neither fighter truly took a big advantage down the stretch.

Taisumov won for the sixth straight time. Green is back in the loss column after a June win and has dropped three of his past four.